Question

at the neighborhood grocery 4.5 pounds of steak cost 47.25 how much would it cost to buy 4.04 pounds of steak

Answer 1

We will find the cost of 4.04 pounds of steak as follows:

$c=\frac{4.04\cdot47.25}{4.5}\Rightarrow c=\frac{2121}{50}\Rightarrow c=42.42$

It would cost $42.42.